Inseparable Bond
by purebloodedblack
Argus Filch was playing in his garden.
His parents were having yet another heated conversation, and he wanted some time away from it. It was times like these that he wished for a sibling - or even just a friend.
He was sitting on the steps of his front door, casually bouncing a ball, when he heard his mother shout. The sudden shriek caused Argus to flinch, and the ball fell from his grip. It rolled down the garden path and on to the street, zooming down the hill that the Filch household was planted on.
Argus sighed and stood up, and began chasing after the ball - hoping to catch it before it rolled onto the main road.
He jogged after the ball, and slowed as he neared the bottom.
He noticed a girl, around his age, pick it up.
"That's mine!" he yelled to her.
The girl jumped.
"Oh, I'm - I'm sorry." She stuttered.
Argus stopped an arms reach from her.
"It's all right." He replied, "Who are you, anyway?" he asked.
Argus had never seen another child around his street. And he definitely would have remembered seeing a girl as pretty as this one.
The girl blushed and tucked some of her wild, dust-coloured hair behind her ear.
"My name is Annabel Norris. I live over there."
She pointed to a big, fancy house on the corner of the road. It had two sleek, black cars parked outside.
Argus gasped.
He had walked past the Norris' house for years - on his way to the shops and school - but he had only ever seen Mr. Norris. He assumed he had a wife, but he never knew there were children in the house.
Argus immediately thought back to the times he heard his parents often complain about Mr. Norris.
'It's because people like them that we have to ration. Using up all that fuel - two cars he has. Two!' his father had moaned, just nights ago.
"I'm Argus Filch. I live up at the top." He nodded back towards his house.
Annabel extended her hand, "It's nice to meet you." she said.
Argus shook it, "It's nice to meet you, too." he agreed.
They smiled to each other, and their friendship began.
A/N: Chapters will get longer as we go on! And, umm, don't worry - it won't get too graphic...